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Savigliano (Savijan in Piedmontese) is a comune of Piedmont, northern Italy, in the Province of Cuneo, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Turin by rail.
Savigliano | |
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Comune | |
| Città di Savigliano | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Savigliano  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°39′N 7°38′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Piedmont |
| Province | Cuneo (CN) |
| Frazioni | Apparizione, Braida, Canavere Alte, Canavere Basse, Cascina Due Porte, Cavallotta, Ex Ferriera, Levaldigi, Martinetto-Consolata, Oropa, Palazzo, Rigrasso, San Salvatore, Sanità, Solere, Suniglia, Tetti Roccia, Tetti Vigna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonello Portera |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.79 km2 (42.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,442 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saviglianese(i) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12038 |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | August 19 |
| Website | Official website |
It is home to ironworks, foundries, locomotive works (once owned by Fiat Ferroviaria, now by Alstom) and silk manufactures, as well as sugar factories, printing works and cocoon-raising establishments.
Main sights
Savigliano retains some traces of its ancient walls, demolished in 1707, and has a collegiate church (S. Andrea, in its present form comparatively modern), and a triumphal arch erected in honour of the marriage of Charles Emmanuel I with Infanta Catherine of Austrian Spain.
There is also a train museum exhibiting numerous Italian past trains and locomotives.
Notable people
- Elena Busso, volleyball player[3]
- Giovanni Schiaparelli, astronomer[4]
- Santorre di Santarosa, an Italian Philhellene
- Luca Filippi, racing driver
Twin towns
Pylos, Greece, since 1962
Mormanno, Italy, since 1962
Villa María, Argentina, since 2000
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Pema Corplast Corridonia: Elena Busso rimane e spiega il perchè – Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile". Legavolley femminile (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- "Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli | Italian astronomer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Savigliano". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 242.
External links
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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На других языках
[de] Savigliano
Savigliano (piemontesisch Savijan) ist eine Kleinstadt mit 21.665 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019) in der italienischen Provinz Cuneo (CN), Region Piemont.- [en] Savigliano
[es] Savigliano
Savigliano es una comuna italiana situada en la provincia de Cuneo, en la región del Piamonte, en el norte del país. Se encuentra a unos 51 kilómetros al sur de Turín.[ru] Савильяно
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